Question

When a number is decreased by 17%, the result is 15. What is the original number to the nearest tenth?

Answer 1

About 18.1

Explanation:

You can solve this problem by setting up an equation. Assuming that the original number is x:

x*(1-0.17)=15

0.83x=15

x=15/0.83 which is about 18.1 Hope this helps!